Vincent Abadie Hafez was born in 1977. He did a training in calligraphy with Abdelatif Moustad, a visual artist. He also did a training in brass work and metal forming with Guy Labrouche, the visual artist. Vincent Abadie's work is a result of intermixing, with a confluence of several cultures. 1988 onwards, he became part of the graffiti movement under the pseudonym of Zepha.